Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist and a prominent member of the American Indian Movement (AIM). He was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive life terms for the 1975 murders of two FBI agents during a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. His controversial case has drawn significant international attention, with supporters maintaining his innocence and alleging prosecutorial misconduct. Peltier remains a symbol for Indigenous rights and justice, and his continued imprisonment is the subject of ongoing debate and calls for clemency.